Sorry we haven't posted any photos for a while - we've been having too much fun!!. Here are a few and we'll sort out a proper update soon... The garden is still coming along nicely. Everything grows so quickly we had to cut back a lot of stuff. It's hard to be drastic but necessary - looks a bit like a bad hair day in parts though!!. Mangos have just finished Arrgghh! but we're still eating our own bananas. We had a day sail with Susie on her sleek modern classic yacht, Spirited Lady. Smiled so much my face ached! We still go snorkelling in the bay. I love searching out the reef fish and getting more images with the little compact camera. Toucarie is just the perfect place to be. We've had a couple of ... read more

Well we are here in Mango Lodge and tonight all seems right with the world. We arrived on Monday and it’s now Sunday - we’ve had a few things to sort out but hey ho that’s life. It’s funny but you feel lucky if your luggage arrives with you at the airport. The added bonus was that our car was ready to pick up from our friendly mechanic, it started first time and he’d even cleaned it!! Bonus!! We drove to the house and there it was Mango Lodge all in one piece, and not blown away by a hurricane - anything else is manageable. The things we had to sort out seem long ago now, but basically they were: No cooking gas for 4 days - one empty gas cylinder and our spare cylinder has ... read more

So, we are sailing again - although we haven't been very diligent bloggers. When we launched in July we had all the normal jobs plus some new canvas to fit which had been made for us over the winter. Made to measure cockpit cushions and a sail stack-pack - all unfortunately in the wrong colour! The machinist had them all re-made in our burgundy and yellow livery in 4 days and we could finally move on. Marmaris - Dalyan - Gocek We had a week sailing around the Marmaris area before Sue and Paul arrived for a visit. They were in a hotel in Marmaris (well, 2 hotels but that's another story) and we picked them up for a cruise down the coast. First, we had a couple of days sailing, anchoring in bays, taking swims ... read more

This could be the last blog from Dominica but we have so many fabulous memories and a great time was had by all... photos - click on the first one to see an enlargement in a new window then use to scroll through them all comments - we'd love to hear from you in the comments box below Beaches The boys were content to spend their whole holiday in the sea, even on rainy days. Lots of fun to be had at Purple Turtle, Picard, Red Rock, Mero and of course Toucarie. Tom was thrilled at the fish and coral in Toucarie - which are just amazing. We rented a sailing dinghy in Picard - Andy took out Jo and Tom, then Kate took Steve and Ollie - The sailing was calm and fun but ... read more

For a couple of weeks, Richard and Jill joined us in the Lesser Antilles. They jumped ship for a few days in Guadeloupe but spent most of their time relaxing or adventuring with us. Here is what they said... Highlights of the holiday (in no particular order) were: Early morning tea with that fab view across coconut palms to the bay Early evening pina coladas on the amazingly comfortable works of art that are the sofas, with a fab view across coconut palms, now gently swaying in the breeze, to the bay. Beers at Angela's after a refreshing swim. Home-made everything for breakfast - especially the yoghurt! Jazz in the jungle - good food, wine, sounds of the river, live music and our very own Kate Preston on vocals. Playing cards in pyjamas. Having a shower ... read more